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Written to help athletes get in better shape to play the best baseball of their lives. Eating right, taking the right supplements, and engaging in a proper training regimin all contribute to overall baseball performance. Provides healthy eating tip, in general and also for game days, and advice on how athletes can safely gain or lose weight. Sports supplements to enhance baseball performance are discussed, as are restorative measures (whirlpools, massages, rehabilitation).

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Publié par	Turner Publishing Company
Date de parution	01 avril 2008
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781591205609
Langue	English
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DOUBLE PLAY
Training and Nutrition Advice from the World’s Experts in Baseball
Bob Alejo, CSCS
Jose Antonio, PhD, CSCS, FISSN
Bill Campbell, PhD, CSCS, FISSN
The information contained in this book is based upon the research and personal and professional experiences of the authors. It is not intended as a substitute for consulting with your physician or other healthcare provider. Any attempt to diagnose and treat an illness should be done under the direction of a healthcare professional.
The publisher does not advocate the use of any particular healthcare protocol but believes the information in this book should be available to the public. The publisher and authors are not responsible for any adverse effects or consequences resulting from the use of the suggestions, preparations, or procedures discussed in this book. Should the reader have any questions concerning the appropriateness of any procedures or preparation mentioned, the authors and the publisher strongly suggest consulting a professional healthcare advisor.
Basic Health Publications, Inc .
28812 Top of the World Drive
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
949-715-7327 • www.basichealthpub.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Alejo, Bob.
Double play : training and nutrition advice from the world’s experts in baseball / Bob Alejo, Jose Antonio, Bill Campbell.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-59120-560-9
1. Baseball—Training. 2. Athletes—Nutrition. I. Antonio, Jose, PhD. II. Campbell, Bill (William) PhD. III. Title.
GV875.6.A57 2008
613.7'11—dc22
2008006996
Copyright © 2008 by Bob Alejo
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the copyright owner.
Editor: John Anderson • Copyeditor: Jon VanZile
Typesetting/Book design: Gary A. Rosenberg • Cover design: Mike Stromberg
Printed in the United States of America
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Contents
I NTRODUCTION
Why Baseball Needs This Book
C HAPTER 1
The Ultimate Baseball Athlete
C HAPTER 2
Be the Best Conditioned Ballplayer
C HAPTER 3
Plan Your Training Year
C HAPTER 4
Weight Training Exercises for the Ultimate Baseball Athlete
C HAPTER 5
Healthy Eating for Optimal Performance
C HAPTER 6
Supplements to Enhance Baseball Performance
C HAPTER 7
Weight Loss and Weight Gain—The Right Way
A PPENDIX A
Sample Weight Training Workouts—High School Level
A PPENDIX B
Sample Weight Training Workouts—College Level
A PPENDIX C
Sample Weight Training Workouts—Professional Level
A PPENDIX D
Summary of Weight Training Programs
References
About the Authors
Introduction
Why Baseball Needs This Book
R oughly 12 million people play baseball in the United States. Add to that the baseball-crazy countries of Japan, the Dominican Republic, and other Caribbean countries and you have one of the few truly global sports. You might even include softball because the same basic principles of training and nutrition also apply there. But this book isn’t about how to play baseball—it is about how to get your body in better shape to play the best baseball of your life. Eating right, taking the right supplements, and engaging in a periodical and proper training regimen all contribute to your overall baseball performance.
In this book, we’ll demolish common myths associated with training and nutrition for baseball. For instance, it is a total myth that weight training will ruin a good swing or a good pitching arm. In fact, there could not be anything further from the truth. Weight training can add more power to a swing and produce a healthier, stronger arm! Also, you’ll find out if pitchers should lift weights. We know hitters are weight-room junkies, but what about pitchers? A complete weight-lifting program for baseball players is provided in the book.
We also touch on the many conditioning methods used in the baseball world. Many coaches have little, if any, understanding of the energy sources used while playing. Let’s just say this: running around a track as if you’re a cross-country runner is nothing less than an ignorant approach to baseball training. It’s a great way to make you a slower baseball player.
Without spending too much time on the science behind aerobic and anaerobic metabolism and training, let’s define those energy sources from a commonsense perspective. Aerobic metabolism is oxygen dependent and uses sugar and fat as primary fuels. The least powerful of all the energy systems (something to keep in mind while training), aerobic metabolism supplies the fuel for continuous, rhythmic exercise performed by large muscle masses over extended periods of time, as in jogging, distance swimming, or bicycling. Anaerobic metabolism occurs in the absence of oxygen and is a short-lived source of energy—it is the most powerful of the energy systems. Highly anaerobic movements, such as weightlifting, take two minutes or less before exhaustion. Intensity is the determining factor as to which energy source is used and for how long. For instance, if you can maintain a movement for twenty minutes or more, then the intensity level must be low to very low. Likewise, you can imagine what kind of intensity is needed to “burn out” in less than two minutes.
Now that we have defined both major energy sources, we can look at the game and evaluate if activity levels are high or low and come to a conclusion as to baseball’s primary energy source. It becomes clear that anaerobic pathways fuel baseball movement, so conditioning of an anaerobic nature best simulates the demands of baseball activity, better preparing the athlete and reducing the risk of injury.
Simply put, long-distance running, or thirty to forty minutes of continuous cardiovascular work, is a poor way to condition a baseball athlete and might even slow progress.
Then there is the issue of speed. In essence, speed kills—or, rather, lack of it will help you get “killed” by the opposing team! Whoever said you couldn’t improve speed is wrong. Granted, each of us has a certain speed potential, but very few athletes ever reach their full potential. This means that nearly every athlete can improve his speed, especially baseball players. Why? Because baseball speed is not dependent on straight-ahead speed. Baseball speed is seldom needed over long distances, and it’s not simply about running fast. You can learn techniques for speed development. All things being equal, a faster ballplayer is certainly a better ballplayer. Sample workout regimens for off-season, preseason, and in-season are provided.
And, of course, we touch on the importance of healthy eating and the controversial subject of sports supplementation. Because baseball is essentially a speed/power sport, the dietary needs of baseball players more closely resemble those of weight lifters than distance runners. For instance, there is no need for baseball players to consume large amounts of carbohydrates, as they do not expend the amount of energy seen with typical endurance athletes. Instead, baseball players should focus on eating unprocessed carbohydrates, lean proteins (fatty fish, which is a great, high-fat source of protein, should be consumed regularly), and unsaturated fats.
Regarding supplements, baseball players can benefit from several nutrients that might help improve mental acuity, speed recovery, and produce gains in lean body mass. For instance, there is exciting new research on leucine and other essential amino acids. Leucine supplementation has been shown to increase upper body power. Also, even though vitamins do not directly provide energy or increase muscle mass, they do support normal energy metabolism. The best sources of vitamins are fruits and vegetables, and we repeatedly recommend throughout this book that athletes eat these types of foods every day. That being said, in reality, few individuals eat perfectly every day. For this reason, we recommend that you take a quality multivitamin with minerals.
It’s time to get away from the old-school (and wrong-school) approach to nutrition and training for baseball and embrace the latest scientific advances from the leading experts. With this book, we will provide you (and your coaches) with the tools for making yourself the best baseball player you can be.
1
The Ultimate Baseball Athlete
T hose in charge of physical training often design and implement programs that are far too advanced or “cutting edge” for their target athletes. Lengthy lists of fancy, complex, and, at times, senseless exercises that contribute little to true strength or power are becoming the rule instead of the exception. Also, to suggest there are some exercises that baseball players should not perform is unproven. The bottom line is this: If basic strength is not achieved by basic movements, then an athlete will not reach his or her full strength or power-producing potential.
“SPORT SPECIFIC”
Let’s touch on an important but often misused term: “sport specific.” By definition, sport specific implies that a comprehensive training program should result in an increase in physical qualities associated with a specific sport, thus enabling better performance. A comprehensive program has several components, all of which, when integrated, result in the desired outcome. Many trainers have claimed to have designed sport-specific baseball weight-training programs. In reality, it would be difficult in many of these programs to find any exercise that looks like baseball! The exercises in a truly comprehensive program should strengthen muscles that, when combined with a well-designed conditioning and skill-improvement program (practice), leads to improvement in performance. In other words, there are no sport-specific exercises but rather exercises that train sport-sp